One of the students wore a Confederate flag at school during the event last spring.

Maupin said the DOE will, "determine the remedy, including moderating conversations between school administrators and civil rights community leaders to shape new policy and racism prevention measures."

Maupin said the black community was "outraged over the controversial celebration," and he and other leaders petitioned U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to intercede on behalf of black and white students "negatively impacted by the racially-insensitive theme."

The DOE will "determine the remedy, including moderating conversations between school administrators and civil rights community leaders to shape new policy and racism prevention measures," Maupin said.